Chicken Shawarma

UmmIbrahim's Note:

This simple recipe makes GREAT tasting shawarma. We like this served in pitas with this wonderful garlic mayo: Garlic Aioli tomato, cucumber, and red onion. Really a wonderful, flavorful sandwich. Hope you enjoy!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 4.0 cups

• 2 lbs chicken breasts , thinly sliced
• 1 ½ cups plain yogurt
• 1⁄3; cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon sumac
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• 1 -2 black cardamom pod

Directions:

1. Mix all the ingredients together
2. cook over medium heat about 1 hour.
3. the chicken will become very soft and tender. Mash it up with a wooden spoon to shred it all apart.
4. Serve in pitas with your favorite condiments and veggies.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

Wonderful smells permeated the house while this was cooking! It produced a nicely flavored and tender meat. I served with Cucumber Raita and we very much enjoyed the combo. Thanks for sharing!

[Rwbecca]

We love Shwarma and I always thought it was impossible to make at home until I found this yummy recipe. The meat was delicious. I served it in a fresh warm lafa as a sandwich mixed with diced tomatoes, cucumber and red onion just like you recomended. I also mixed in some Tahini and humus, What a treat! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe.

[Maya's Mama]

this was really good... i think that next time i'm going to cook it in the crock pot. so that i don't have to worry about it drying up in the pot. it really did taste and smell like shawarma. I made it with the recommended garlic sauce and it was so so yummy.